1822 in sports

none 1822 sports 1822 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Boxing Events 18 May — Tom Cribb announces his retirement and relinquishes his English Championship title. He nominates his protégé Tom Spring as his successor.Cyber Boxing Zone – Tom Cribb https://web.archive.org/web/20090508020919/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/cribb.htm 2009-05-08 . Retrieved on 6 November 2009. Spring offers to fight anyone in England but there are no immediate volunteers. Cricket Events The roundarm controversy comes to a head when, in the MCC v Kent match at Lord's, John Willes of Kent opens the bowling and is no-balled for using a roundarm action, a style he has attempted to introduce since 1807. Willes promptly withdraws from the match and refuses to play again in any important fixture. England Most runsNote that scorecards created in the first quarter of the 19th century are not necessarily accurate or complete; therefore any summary of runs, wickets or catches can only represent the known totals and the missing data prevents effective computation of averages – E. H. Budd 354 (HS 87) Most wickets – John Sparks 27 (BB 5–?) Horse racing England 1,000 Guineas Stakes – Whizgig 2,000 Guineas Stakes – Pastille The Derby – MosesEpsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica https://www.britannica.com/sports/Derby-horse-race www.britannica.com 20 December 2021 en The Oaks – Pastille St. Leger Stakes – Theodore References 1822